I now have courses up on both Affinity Designer V2 iPad and Affinity Publisher V2 iPad. You can check them out here: New Affinity Designer Course: Gumroad (use code YT15): bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/IntroADesiPad Skillshare: skl.sh/3QqYlm8 New Affinity Publisher Course on iPad too! Gumroad (use code YT15): bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/IntroAPubiPad Skillshare: skl.sh/3Y50CH0
I literally bought mine as soon as I realized it was out. I don't even know what the upgrades were, so thank you for that. I have been using Photoshop since its first inception. Due to the fact the subcriptions are becoming more and more cost prohibitive for a recreational user, I found these programs a blessing once you learn them. I love supporting the Affinity team for what they've created. And the current 40% off is wonderful. I was able to get everything for my ipad and my windows pc. Awesome!
i bought the affinity universal plan the day it came out. I feel it is a bargain compared to Adobe. I even had a discount on Adobe and I was only paying $35 per month for the suite, but they lock you into a minimum of a one-year contract to get that "discount". If you tried to cancel before the year was up Adobe required you pay a penalty equal to almost the same amount of money as the remaining months on the contract. I canceled Adobe the day before my renewal date and flipped them the bird. I then purchased all the Affinity products on every platform a few minutes later and never looked back...
Adobe caters to big business and not graphic artists, sadly they are pricing themselves out of the market, I just bought the universal too, still at $99 I think it's a good deal. I'm still using CS6 - still works but I WON'T be buying a CS subscription, can't justify their high prices! The Affinity Suite learning curve commences...
How glorious that must have felt. I keep telling my bro to ditch Adobe but I still haven't convinced him. Maybe when he's completely broke he'll make the change. 😂 I'll probably just buy him it when my income allows.
I've been there :) penalty is actually 50% of sum of remining months, but just in case there is a way to escape from penalty, you have to change the plan and cancel as you have 14 days to change your mind and they'll even return the additional amount you paid for the highier plan, I'm not sure if that still works but I don't see a reason why not. Just in case if someone will stuck on Adobe.
Just bought the master license and I’m SO happy to give them my money! Publisher is SOOO much better and more intuitive than indesign. Everything is so intuitively placed that I bareley needed to look up where 2 or 3 tools are
I think it's definitely worth it, no questions asked. They're giving all their products not even for the price of two of them. You're paying the price for one and a half and you are receiving the 3 of them. That on itself is a win-win. On top of that, you're getting the iOS/Windows versions as well and the iPad version
I got the universal licence. I use my ipad as a drawing tablet for my windows laptop. Having all 3 apps across all platforms at the discounted price makes a lot of sense. I can work on one device and continue work on another device. My laptop isn't touchscreen but the ipad is and it is possible to create a seamless workstream between both devices.
Maybe you misspoke, but the photo app is definitely for graphic design as well. Graphics don't always have to be vectors and sometimes illustrator/designer simply isn't the best tool.
I currently use Capture One for most raw processing needs, but I snapped up the affinity v2 universal license for all three apps. It's a great deal for those not locked into the LS/PS subscription, for things like stacking and other needs that C1 can't handle. Getting the other two apps is just icing on the cake
I purchased the V2 Universal License the day it dropped. To me the Value for Dollar is there with the upgrades to the Apps plus the UI was given a much needed refresh. I paid about the same as *Two Payments* to Adobes anti-consumer "Subscription" model pricing, and received a *permanent license* for three awesome programs that I use almost daily to create. Agreed they do not have the exact same functionality, but enough for me to do my work with minimal workarounds. I am sure with the work Serif is putting in on these quality tools one day their programs will be just as feature packed as Adobes anti-consumer pricing model.
Bought my Universal license two days ago and I’m so happy for it. It’s completely worth the money, and I even got it half off. $85 USD for three applications on all my devices for a lifetime? Definitely worth the price for excellent quality programs. This was one of those impulse purchases that I’m so glad I made.
I have to say that as a web developer who occasionally need to make quick and crisp images, I’m hooked on Affinity Designer. I can happily say that if someone uses this tool correctly with a business mindset, you’ll be able to make your money back, so go ahead and give it a try. There’s even a free trial. I think the trial lasts about a week, so it’s plenty of time to play around and see if it’s right for you. I’m currently in the process of moving from V1 to V2 and believe it not, my mom got it for me as a Christmas gift. It’s funny because she’s not very technical but I guess she knows her kids. Lol
I bought a universal license. Easily the best software deal around. Those who have never owned any Affinity apps before, this is the deal of the decade. Purchase now but be prepared to spend some time learning how to use them. Be aware that this is not some kind of AI assisted editing software. You will need to look elsewhere for that.
I’ve been using all 3 for professional use and bought these V2. I love Affinity. I stopped using Adobe because of the horrendous tasks that run in the background that’s like Malware! That said, if Affinity wants to continue to cut into PS sales, they need to offer some sort of add-on ability for AI functions that are becoming almost necessary to speed up workflows…. I think most professionals would gladly pay a bit more to add on the AI functionality that need.
For the price it's obviously a great deal, with the discount going on. However I can definitely see how someone who has been using Affinity photo for a while might not necessarily be convinced by the features they added into V2. Myself, I had to think it through a little before pulling the trigger. The thing that made me go ahead is the fact I'm pretty confident we will get many more features in the months or years to come. But depending on what the type of work that you do, maybe the upgrades might not be worth it, and maybe you could stick to what you have. Although I'll admit, the upgrade to Designer makes it kind of a no brainer
8:02 - Thank you for this... I'm still on the fence (financially) about buying V2, But at least now I know the majority of tutorials are going to be backwards compatible. And you gained a new subscriber!
I bought them all. 100% worth the money. I need all three of them. I am a photographer, I am in the magazine business and movie business (where I use the lovely Final Cut and Motion). Adobe is too expensive, their subscription model is a shame as I would be forced to pay almost $700 every year for the rest of my life. This is terrible! But Affinity suite is so wonderful that I do not miss Adobe at all. However, for ”developing photos”, I need Lightroom Classic, also I need the Adobe fonts, so I have to accept a little bit of a subscription, some $10 or so a month. I can handle that.
I'm nowhere close to being a graphics expert, but based on my experience with v1 (admittedly, I did pick the apps up for 50% off I believe), the universal license was a no brainer.
I just bought Affinity Designer 2 for $35 (Black Friday special). Now see there is the universal license for all 3 apps for all platforms for $82 (Black Friday special). Wish i had seen that before. Should I get that? It looks like a killer deal, and I have Mac and Ipad Pro, would use on both.
Okay, version 2, and I can pay for it - but what are the new features? Anything changed since v1? I came here to know what the difference is between v1 and v2. Not only the pricing model, is it?
ha ha, well there were a lot of videos already done chronicling the new features, but people seemed concerned and confused about the new pricing so that's what I did a video on. Affinity Revolution has videos on all the new features though so you might want to check them out.
Second this. The video title is too vague. The software pricing structure doesn't tell anyone why it would be worth upgrading from v1 to v2, which wasted my time.
So, I still currently have V1. If I were to purchase V2, would that mean I would now have both versions, or does one instantly get upgraded to the other?
Just so you know, on MS Store they are even cheaper. I got the universal license for around $ 72, converting from what I paid in BRL to USD. I have no idea as of why, though!
Honestly the discount for previous buyers I don't get being a thing at all. We got apps that were solid mirrors of Adobe and for a fraction of the cost and for life. Insane value for money. Affinity photo does not get enough credit in the photography space for how good it actually is as an Adobe competitor
I heard some people complaining about paying money for not many new features. My opinion is, I am not paying just for the features already come out with v2, but also all the new features yet to come until v3. I believe them on that based my experience with v1. So I paid for v2. But if you don't, you can always keep using v1 until some new features that you can't live without coming out. That's the benefit of buying than renting. You can keep using it until you want to upgrade.
So here is my 5cents. I bought the original ones fairly early and i bought v2 like the day it was released. 9th of November 2022 :) I like how they didn't steamroll all the apps with all these crazy features. I think the point of releasing v2 in the way they did is to put out the notice. "Hey guys, we just released the second version and this is the one that will be updated". I think v2 isn't that big of a difference to make people who bought into Affinity like a couple of months ago or maybe even a year ago run to the stores and buy the next thing. For the ones who are longer in the Affinity infastructure this is a sweet deal and a day one purchase. For people who recently purchased v1, well these people arent being forced in slapping more money on the table right now. The notice is out. V2 is where its at, I think this is the fairest they could have done. So people who have been using V1 quite a while are getting a better app and the apps that will be updated in the future. Great. People who recently purchased can get their moneys worth out of v1 and move on gradually.
For me, I'm only looking for two things, zooming in with ALT instead CTRL and the Shapebuilder Tool. I bought V1 because I thought it would be a better value than owning Adobe products, for what it provides it's good, but not having the basic tools that are available in Adobe kind of annoy me. I don't mind not having advanced tools like AI but not having the basics is a deal-breaker because it affects my productivity.
@@bendesignsmedia Windows. I remember the developers explaining it's because Mac has 4 interchangeable function keys, but Windows only has 3. I just wish I could change those around.
I stopped using Adobe when they went to the subscription model. I was quite happy buying the upgrades to their products AND OWNING THEM as I liked. But subscriptions make you a slave to them. As soon as I saw what Affinity could do I jumped on it and I am more than happy to pay for an upgrade to their apps.
I have affinity 1 and just purchased v2. i totally love it and its totally worth it. its $90 and sometimes it goes on sale $78. then you need to budget for the add-ons and packs.
I bought the universal plan immediately. I’m thinking of slowly phasing out Adobe products and I wanted to learn the Affinity apps now so I could hit the ground running when I made the switch. I already switched from Premiere Pro to DaVinci Resolve but I still use After Effects.
The transition from After Effects to Fusion can be difficult because it requires a paradigm shift. If you haven't already watch Casey Ferris's videos about it
@@bendesignsmedia I also have so much invested in plugins and AE scripts that I may just keep After Effects around but drop Premiere Pro. (Though Maxons acquisition of Red Giant and changing of packages and pricing structure also made it feel like Adobe all over again) I have been watching TH-cam tutorials from everyone so I can do basic stuff in Fusion and not have to go to After Effects for Lower Thirds or Titles, etc.
Hi thanks for the video. I have some questions: 1) I have the old version of the three programs for windows. Do you advise me to switch to version 2 considering that I also use a mac (where, however, I had not yet installed the suite v1)? 2) I noticed that version 1 of affinity photo doesn't open files created with version 2 even if simple. is there a way to fix it? 3) how long do you think version 2 will last before version 3? if I'm not mistaken the 1 came out in 2015 4) By the way I tested v2 both in mac and windows (equivalent hardware) and on mac it seems more responsive. Did this happen to you?
Hi thanks for watching! 1) Yes I recommend upgrading especially if you work on multiple platforms, do it while the price is still at the 40% discount 2) I don't think so, this is true with most software upgrades (Adobe even causes this problem with minor updates) 3) It's hard to predict since we only have one data point on Affinity upgrades, but my best guess would be around 5 years 4) I don't use Windows generally so I haven't tested this, but I would not be surprised if it were the case. Especially if you were using a Mac with apple silicon (M1 or M2 chips) those are much better than most of the intel chips in windows machines.
Price wise - it is definitely worth it. Feature wise - probably depending on the type of designs/project one has. Publisher's Book and Notes feature would be the top features justifying the update.
I just bought the universal license. The discount is good till 12/14. I don't really use publisher, but the deal is good enough for a just in case scenario. I'll do 1 or 2 commissions and it'll pay for itself. I had them all on V1 and it's worth it.
I do nearly all my work in publisher now simply because having all the tools together is just easier. Need vector, just switch personas, need raster just switch personas, need desktop publishing just switch personas, its so easy.
Hey Ben, Jose from Puerto Rico. I had the old version of Affinity (All three apps), but now I went for the three newer ones. I still use Photoshop and Lightroom with the 9.99 a month. Likewise, I like what Affinity Photo did with their addition of luminosity masking (A feature I really wanted to see on the platform), but I feel it's still not there yet totally. With Design, I want to really learn more with your tutorials, since I feel it's a worthy substitute for Adobe Illustrator. I really like what they did with this new version. I'm eager to revisit your tutorials on Designer.
Hi Jose, thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the tutorials, I’ll be making more course as we go along too. I also can’t give up Lightroom, it just too much of a time saver
Honestly I was surprised about the discounts, the platform they created and constantly update and improve plus the support really makes them a great platform that is the exact opposite of Adobe's corporate shake down policies.
Hm no there is a discount to previous users. I got v2 for $103, I also got free features like: Splat! Illustration Kit for Affinity by Frankentoon, Publication Typefaces by Collection, Salt and Pepper LUT pack by Ivan Weiss, Futuro Line Icons by Anatolii Babii
Bought V2 a month ago and I love it. I have used Adobe products over the years intermittently and found them to be complex and frustrating to work with as a novice who doesn't use them regularly. Affinity feels more friendly to me and I can tell they are continually working to add features to improve their product. I feel much better giving them my money than Adobe who has abused their control of the market to inflate their prices.
Have you had any trouble with the Node Tool? Try drawing one line up, and another line left, with the Pencil Tool, and with both ends almost touching. Then joining paths with the Node Tool, I get this huge handle.
@@bendesignsmedia Check MS Store, is even cheaper in there. I don't know the reason, though. I can't say that that's the case in every country either, but here in Brazil all packages have their prices way down when buying from MS Store. The $100 universal license only cost me around $72.
Hello ben i wanna ask you something. Previously i had bought affinity design and photo. Should i re buy the latest version or not? And what will happen to my old affinity design and photo if i dont buy the latest version? Thankyou i hope you can answer my question ben. And great video btw.
You can if you want to. It's all about if you think the new features are worth it to you. That's the beauty of single purchase license, if you want to upgrade you can but if you don't want to you don't have to. Your old versions will continue to run, but they won't receive any new updates.
If you buy the V2 license upgrade from 1.0, can I install all 3 apps on more than one platform without paying more? In other words can I keep it on my Mac and on my PC at the same time... (for my use only, not a company or second user).
If you want to do this you need to purchase the universal license instead of the individual app licenses. The universal license includes every app on every platform
They have actually added an upgrade option for v2 since the release - but I don't care. I payed a few bucks more, but it was still a bargain. And they still offer discounts (as they nearly always do).
You will no longer be able to find it by searching in the app store, you will need to go to your profile (picture in the top right corner) and look under "Purchased", then you can scroll through or search for it among you purchases
I was super-excited about the new version. Bought Photo and Designer the same day it was announced. I didn't need the suite and I was certain of that since I had the whole suite with V1 and didn't use but Photo and Designer on my Mac. I'm eating up tutorials on the new features and loving every minute of playing around with it.
Do you know if I can import my Affinity Designer Version 1 projects into Designer Version 2 ? And do you know where the version 1 Data files are saved?
@@teethofthelamb they should be wherever you saved them too. Affinity let's you save anywhere on the hard drive or external drives. At least on the the desktop, if you are on iPad it is a little more complicated especially in V1. In that case the files are not saved externally (out of the app) unless you do so from the document home screen. If you close a document that is not saved elsewhere it will be lost forever, but you should get a warning before you close it so that you can avoid that.
@@bendesignsmedia Thanks for the info, I am using the Ipad and found that my Affinity Designer files were saved in a subdirectory (folder) under Luma Fusion, not sure how they ended up under the wrong App anyway I could have been tired, sleepy, or just spaced out then saved under the wrong application. Thanks so much for the help ben.
I mean it really depends on if V2 has a feature that you want. For example people have been complaining about not having a shape builder tool for years, now there is one, same thing with vector warp, footnotes, etc. If you are happy with V1 though you can just stick with it.
Unfortunately open source programs just tend to be a lot more difficult to deal with, although I have heard the most recent versions of both are greatly improved
I do a lot of work that is vintage inspired, so I tend to use a lot of fonts I purchase from retro supply. For fonts that are more normal I generally just use fonts that I can get from Font Squirrel. To be honest I hate picking fonts and only use a very few most of the time.
Can someone with v2 Designer check for a bug? Had problems in v1 when snapping two objects together, a faint ‘seam’ at the join between the objects which is visible on export.
@@bendesignsmedia it's a long running thread on the affinity forum for about 5 years. Basically, snapping two strokeless objects together can result in a ’seam' which is sometimes visible on export. Something to do with how the antialias works. Try snapping two identical rectangles together. I tried with the demo yesterday, and problem persists.
@@benhughes2355 yep I see it now. Still there. With a stroke it's fine, without a stroke a tiny line runs through the middle. that's a problem for sure.
Is there a reason for me to use affinity if in the future I work for a firm that is strictly Adobe? I know you can export in psd but am I at a disadvantage if I learn affinity? Thanks
I don't think knowing Affinity can give you disadvantage, but not knowing adobe might be a problem. However most of the tools and concepts translate very easily between the two suites.
Just found out that v2.0 is only recommended for Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) and later. I'm using an older iMac running on 10.12.6 (Sierra) and cannot upgrade beyond that. Version 1.10.6 has run flawlessly, but now I'm afraid that I cannot upgrade my Affinity software to 2.0. I cannot afford to buy a new Mac just to be able to run v2.0. Thought I was going to be able to use Affinity as my go-to design software, but I now find that I'm being left behind.
Unfortunately companies have to move forward with technology. Fortunately though there is no reason you can't keep using V1 for as long as your machine keeps running.
@@bendesignsmedia That's of very little consolation. The very reason I bought into Affinity was a matter of economics. Even though they lagged behind Adobe in features that I depend on, I had hoped to support them by purchasing V2.0 and hope the the features I need would eventually be brought into the Affinity brand. But now I'm screwed. I can't afford to go out and purchase a new Mac just to be able to run v2.0 and here I am stuck with v1.10.6, which is nice, but not to the level where I can totally ditch Adobe.
@@jimyoung4959 If you couldn't ditch adobe on V1 it is unlikely that you could do it with V2, unless you were only holding out one specific feature like the warp tool. I just don't think it is realistic to expect a company to support old operating systems forever. Then you are going to always have software hampered by trying to run on old hardware.
honestly I just bought it to upgrade and help out, its $100 one time get all 3 on windows, Mac, and iPad Seriously, you can't go wrong They could have just changed the icon on the app and I would be happy, ohh they did that didn't they :)
I bought into this already as I already had v1 of all three apps. I bought Publisher because for my Masters in Fine Art I created a graphic novel and used Adobe In-Design to put it together (Publisher loads all of that). I've found that for me, Designer is a lot smoother and easier to use (and yet the largest thumbnails for layers are SMALLER than v1)! People are griping above still-missing features like auto tracing, but there are (in most cases) work-arounds.
One thing I was really hoping to get was image tracing. But you can use inkscape for that if you really need it, since it is free. Is the auto tracing you talking abou the same as image tracing?
On MS Store they are cheaper. Universal license cost me around $72 in my local currency, although I don't know if that's the case for all countries. If you don't have a Windows machine just ask someone who has it to confirm for you
I bought affinity photo and designer on the iPad. last time I bought all for iPad and Mac both. but I never used them on Mac. on iPad affinity is unbeatable. but on Mac I have photoshop and illustrator. and they support farsi.i tried to use indesign but it was too hard for me. to be honest only adobe program that I am almost good at is illustrator. by the way I saw your tutorials on skillshare . they're good . I like your emphasis on sketching in your videos.
It took me a while to get used to Affinity 1 software in 2019 but that was after quite a long break from using anything but photoshop. I'd moved to Capture One for photography many years ago and had learned to live without photoshop anyway. Finding Affinity photo for £20 was a huge relief and a couple of days later I added Publisher to learn and produce booklets, and designer pretty much just to round out the suite. 2.0 is a no brainer. The only delay in buying was to confirm there was 'no upgrade option' (and I realise the 40% IS the upgrade offer extended to all). Great software. Nice iterative updates even without any of the new features. I love the effort they put into tutorials as well. Serif are a great company.
I’m so grateful for affinity products. Question though, I started my graphic design career just before the pandemic. I’ve done tons of mostly free work just to get my name out, but it’s not returning much, and I don’t think it’s because I suck to bad.😂 I have reached a point now that I have to start making a living wage, but most of the job listings require someone proficient in Adobe software. Do people still apply to jobs even if they are using affinity products. I mean it has the ability to save .psd and other Adobe formats. Just curious even anyone has done this before I make an ass of myself. 😂
If you can use Affinity you will be able to use Adobe. If a company requires you to use Adobe they should be paying for it. If a client requires you to use Adobe they should be paying you enough to afford it. If you are concerned about your ability to translate your Affinity knowledge to Adobe programs find a library or university that has Adobe on the computers and test it out, if you don't have that option in your area download the free trials and just make sure you can do what you need to in the Adobe programs. Then go ahead and apply for the jobs.
@@KuttyJoe I totally agree. I have been able to open .psd files with layers in affinity but I’ve also had some not open completely or respond accordingly. Thanks for the advice
It all depends on if you care about new features like the shape builder tool, vector warp, style picker, etc. It's still on a great sale right now, $100 for the universal license until the 25th, so I feel like you can't go wrong with that. That's all three apps, not just Designer
Come on dude, I thought you were gonna talk about the worth of the new version and you just talked about pricing... And it isn't all just happiness and joy with this update. Many people feel let down or worse, because Affinity made thode huuuge marketing claims. Even going so far to shutting down their website for a fiew days and then coming out with an update, that many feel like should have been in the 1.x updates. The absemcd of warp in designer and mesh-warp were serious reasons for them to stay clear of designer, because it just wasn't feature complete enough to get their business going. Great that they finally added those things after 8 years though. I think my qualms lie with the marketing, that had me sure of some animation capabilities being added either via dedicated app, persona or new panel in all of the programs. Would be sick to have Affinity Animation with three Personas (or the personas in the respective apps): One for frame by frame (raster and vector tools from Photo); One for Motion Graphics (taking tools from Designer and making so much keyframable in a graph editor); and one for presentations (taking tools from Publisher for all kinds of presentations ... prezi, PP and the likes) Also having the ability to import vide + audio would finally give Adobe a real run for their money. I'll probably still support Affinity further, just to give these day-dreams a chance, but for now I feel a bit let-down by tueir marketing and new Version.
I talked about my reactions to the programs in the last video. This was just to help people understand the monetary considerations. I'd like to see animations too, but that's a pretty big ask. DaVinci Resolve is already great for video
Mostly I use font squirrel or dafont for free stuff, and for vintage work I get fonts from Retro Supply. But fonts can get expensive so a lot of people do say that's a reason to stay with Adobe
Supposedly there are ways to get the Windows version to run on Linux with Wine (software), search "affinity" and "wine" and you should find a guide on the affinity forum
I hardly use Photo but I feel the Universal licence is the way to go. Hopefully they'll figure out a way to give current users an upgrade discount when they get to V3.
I think that is part of the idea of getting everyone on an Affinity account with V2, they actually tried to do this when they introduced accounts by giving free assets, but I don't think it worked too well. Now it seems to be required.
Need is a strong word, since obviously there are vector illustration artists not using those things. While those tools are cool, there were vector artists before they existed and there are still vector artists that don't use them (as evidenced by the people using affinity). Also if using Illustrator I would generally use the free form gradient over the gradient mesh these days.
@@bendesignsmedia I didn't rely on those tools before using Illustrator, but they made me able to create more complex vector illustrations quickly. This is why I always go back to VectorStyler
Sir, if only there are a ton of tutorials on these affinity products or if you can give a dedicated tutorials on these products ill buy them. I hope theres someone who can give that dedicated and updated tutorials like Piximperfect to photoshop. I like Piximperfect tutorials but i hate adobe products for price reasons.
I have lots of tutorials for V1, and most of the tools in V2 still work the same. The official Affinity channel already has lots of V2 tutorials. And the Affinity Revolution channel is great as well. If you need something more comprehensive check out my courses listed in the description. I love Piximperfect too, many of the things he teaches can be done in Affinity Photo with a little modification.
@@bendesignsmediaThat would be awsome. I have not used affinity products yet but im convinced that it is a great product based on waht you said and from the reviews of other poeple. But im thinking to still wait for at least v5 for the most improvements and features so that i can buy it only once. Btw thanks for making these videos it really helped a lot. I like your other videos on the alternatives on adobe products. Its good that your introducing these new good products but somehow i feel like your being paid for doing this. Anyways paid or not, you helped us a lot. Cheers!
V5? It took about 7 years for V2 come out, if you wait for V5 you will likely be waiting for 15-20 years. Thanks for watching, I'm definitely not paid for doing these videos
Thanks for the review! Btw, please consider not using the term "gipped" or "gypped" as it has a discriminatory connotation. Here's a little background. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known recorded definition of the term “gypped” dates back to the 1899 Century Dictionary, which says that it is “probably an abbreviation of gypsy, gipsy, as applied to a sly unscrupulous fellow.” The term "Gypsy" is used to refer to the Romani people. Here's a link on it: www.cpr.org/2013/12/30/why-being-gypped-hurts-the-roma-more-than-it-hurts-you/
With a subscription to Adobe Illustrator, designers have access to thousands of fonts. Do designers using Affinity Designer have to pay hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars for high-quality designer fonts or are there more affordable options?
Its worth it if you have windows and mac devices, because the price is dirt cheap compared to buying them separately. Honestly I absolutely hate Adobe, which I left more than 2 years ago. Affinity + Davinci (free or pro) = Good Choice
@@bendesignsmedia honestly I just use davinci for easy photo edits. I don't know if I miss lightroom to pay and install tons of adobe bloat ware on my computer.
@@bendesignsmedia I honestly think its easier for most people to understand that lightroom or affinity photo. I still think those are for power users and DaVinci just makes more linear sense as long as you can compartmentalize the nodes.
I will stick with APhoto v1 for now. The added v2 features are not relevant for me. Features that I hoped for - especially AI selection and masking tools - are missing. Unfortunately Serif is behind almost everybody else in this respect.
Except it isn't compatible with Windows 8.1. So it means upgrading to a leter Windows with all the hassle involved or changing computers. Not a cheap upgrade then!
I mean I guess you can stay with version 1 and then it won't cost you anything, that's what is great about single purchase software, you can keep using it as long as you have a computer that runs it.
Hi everyone - I’ve got a question: I have been using V1 exclusively on my iPad so far and got the results I wanted. Now I’m considering an upgrade to V2 and my question is: how are the desktop apps different from the iPad versions? Is it worth getting the whole suite or will upgrading my iPad apps and adding Publisher for the iPad serve me equally well? (I’m using an iPad Pro 1st gen and a MacBook Pro). Thank you!
When you say iPad pro 1st gen do you mean the 2015 version, the one with a home button? It does say that the new affinity V2 is compatible with that version, but it is getting a little old and I don't know what the performance would be like. There is not all that much difference between desktop and iPad apps, but the Desktop apps do have some extra features (these can be found in the feature list and are marked as desktop only), if any of those features seem necessary for you I would say it is worth the upgrade to a universal license. I think it is worth it just to make sure I am covered in the future on any platform.
I'm doing some retouching on my personal photos at home. In the past I've used Corel PaintShop Pro on my Windows computer. But after switching to Mac a few years ago I've ended up buying Affinity Photo version 1 when it launched. I've bought Designer and Publisher later on as well, even though I don't really use those that much. Fast forward to last week when I've received a mail from the Affinity crew that they now have version 2 with a 40% discount. So it was pretty much a no brainer for me to go for a Universal license and grab all 3 apps with the nice discount. Photo v2 is faster here compared to v1 on my M1 MacBook Pro and it's rock solid and stable. It has more options than I'll ever need. And no need to fork over cash to Adobe each month. I already have enough subs as it is. 😀
The Affinity Apps are truly a good deal. But, it still does frustrate me that their so called "40% discounted price" is still nearly twice the price that I paid for Affinity v1 just a couple of years ago in 2020! I'll probably still upgrade (to support Affinity), but it's just a bit frustrating that they're not that transparent about their increasing price (presumably as they have become more popular?).
well you probably purchased during the pandemic 50% off sale, and inflation has skyrocketed in the last year, so really it's not that bad. I don't see what is non-transparent about listing the price they are selling it at
@@bendesignsmedia Fair response. I did say the Affinity Apps are truly a good deal. My comment about lack of transparency, was simply how it felt after being offered a 40% discount, which I then discover is still nearly twice the price I paid in 2020. This just felt a bit misleading, as it gave the impression that the “normal” price had been hiked so that they could then market a now higher price as a 40% discount offer. But this doesn’t take away my initial comment, that the Affinity Apps are truly a good deal.
i bought it first for my windows pc, than i bought a macbook and buy affinity design again. Now i had to buy again again... sorry but i still feel bad about it
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I literally bought mine as soon as I realized it was out. I don't even know what the upgrades were, so thank you for that. I have been using Photoshop since its first inception. Due to the fact the subcriptions are becoming more and more cost prohibitive for a recreational user, I found these programs a blessing once you learn them. I love supporting the Affinity team for what they've created. And the current 40% off is wonderful. I was able to get everything for my ipad and my windows pc. Awesome!
yep it's pretty cool
i bought the affinity universal plan the day it came out. I feel it is a bargain compared to Adobe. I even had a discount on Adobe and I was only paying $35 per month for the suite, but they lock you into a minimum of a one-year contract to get that "discount". If you tried to cancel before the year was up Adobe required you pay a penalty equal to almost the same amount of money as the remaining months on the contract. I canceled Adobe the day before my renewal date and flipped them the bird. I then purchased all the Affinity products on every platform a few minutes later and never looked back...
Yes compared to Adobe these cost almost nothing
Adobe caters to big business and not graphic artists, sadly they are pricing themselves out of the market, I just bought the universal too, still at $99 I think it's a good deal. I'm still using CS6 - still works but I WON'T be buying a CS subscription, can't justify their high prices! The Affinity Suite learning curve commences...
How glorious that must have felt. I keep telling my bro to ditch Adobe but I still haven't convinced him. Maybe when he's completely broke he'll make the change. 😂 I'll probably just buy him it when my income allows.
I've been there :) penalty is actually 50% of sum of remining months, but just in case there is a way to escape from penalty, you have to change the plan and cancel as you have 14 days to change your mind and they'll even return the additional amount you paid for the highier plan, I'm not sure if that still works but I don't see a reason why not. Just in case if someone will stuck on Adobe.
Frankly, I don’t NEED all the other software. I’ll look for an Acrobat replacement and a Bridge replacement.
They also have a 50% off sale rn
Just bought the master license and I’m SO happy to give them my money! Publisher is SOOO much better and more intuitive than indesign. Everything is so intuitively placed that I bareley needed to look up where 2 or 3 tools are
I think it's definitely worth it, no questions asked.
They're giving all their products not even for the price of two of them. You're paying the price for one and a half and you are receiving the 3 of them. That on itself is a win-win. On top of that, you're getting the iOS/Windows versions as well and the iPad version
Yeah, a pretty good deal I would say
I got the universal licence. I use my ipad as a drawing tablet for my windows laptop. Having all 3 apps across all platforms at the discounted price makes a lot of sense. I can work on one device and continue work on another device. My laptop isn't touchscreen but the ipad is and it is possible to create a seamless workstream between both devices.
Yeah it is very convenient
Maybe you misspoke, but the photo app is definitely for graphic design as well. Graphics don't always have to be vectors and sometimes illustrator/designer simply isn't the best tool.
I currently use Capture One for most raw processing needs, but I snapped up the affinity v2 universal license for all three apps. It's a great deal for those not locked into the LS/PS subscription, for things like stacking and other needs that C1 can't handle. Getting the other two apps is just icing on the cake
Nice
I purchased the V2 Universal License the day it dropped. To me the Value for Dollar is there with the upgrades to the Apps plus the UI was given a much needed refresh. I paid about the same as *Two Payments* to Adobes anti-consumer "Subscription" model pricing, and received a *permanent license* for three awesome programs that I use almost daily to create. Agreed they do not have the exact same functionality, but enough for me to do my work with minimal workarounds. I am sure with the work Serif is putting in on these quality tools one day their programs will be just as feature packed as Adobes anti-consumer pricing model.
hopefully feature packed but without the bloat that Adobe is now known for
@@bendesignsmedia Well said!
Bought my Universal license two days ago and I’m so happy for it. It’s completely worth the money, and I even got it half off. $85 USD for three applications on all my devices for a lifetime? Definitely worth the price for excellent quality programs. This was one of those impulse purchases that I’m so glad I made.
I have to say that as a web developer who occasionally need to make quick and crisp images, I’m hooked on Affinity Designer.
I can happily say that if someone uses this tool correctly with a business mindset, you’ll be able to make your money back, so go ahead and give it a try. There’s even a free trial. I think the trial lasts about a week, so it’s plenty of time to play around and see if it’s right for you.
I’m currently in the process of moving from V1 to V2 and believe it not, my mom got it for me as a Christmas gift. It’s funny because she’s not very technical but I guess she knows her kids. Lol
Good to hear!
You have got an intelligent Mom!
I also use these programs for web development and they make me so happy (because for me Adobe=🤮).
I bought a universal license. Easily the best software deal around. Those who have never owned any Affinity apps before, this is the deal of the decade. Purchase now but be prepared to spend some time learning how to use them. Be aware that this is not some kind of AI assisted editing software. You will need to look elsewhere for that.
Yeah it can have a learning curve if you have never done it before
I’ve been using all 3 for professional use and bought these V2. I love Affinity. I stopped using Adobe because of the horrendous tasks that run in the background that’s like Malware! That said, if Affinity wants to continue to cut into PS sales, they need to offer some sort of add-on ability for AI functions that are becoming almost necessary to speed up workflows…. I think most professionals would gladly pay a bit more to add on the AI functionality that need.
I just purchased the whole suite after a number of years with Adobe. Thank you for your advice.
For the price it's obviously a great deal, with the discount going on.
However I can definitely see how someone who has been using Affinity photo for a while
might not necessarily be convinced by the features they added into V2. Myself, I had to think it through
a little before pulling the trigger. The thing that made me go ahead is the fact I'm pretty confident we will
get many more features in the months or years to come. But depending on what the type of work that you do,
maybe the upgrades might not be worth it, and maybe you could stick to what you have.
Although I'll admit, the upgrade to Designer makes it kind of a no brainer
I also use Affinity photo extensively, and I think it will be a very good investment for that non destructive raw and that extra little performance.
Sure it will depend on what you are doing, but for a new user definitely worth it
@@bendesignsmedia Yeah fair enough, I was more looking at from the perspective of an affinity user looking to upgrade
@@eddiebreeg3885 I'd just say it's nice they have the option not to upgrade, not something they can get with Adobe these days
@@bendesignsmedia absolutely
8:02 - Thank you for this... I'm still on the fence (financially) about buying V2, But at least now I know the majority of tutorials are going to be backwards compatible.
And you gained a new subscriber!
Thanks, Ben. Just purchased the universal license. Good luck further with your work!
I bought them all. 100% worth the money. I need all three of them. I am a photographer, I am in the magazine business and movie business (where I use the lovely Final Cut and Motion). Adobe is too expensive, their subscription model is a shame as I would be forced to pay almost $700 every year for the rest of my life. This is terrible! But Affinity suite is so wonderful that I do not miss Adobe at all. However, for ”developing photos”, I need Lightroom Classic, also I need the Adobe fonts, so I have to accept a little bit of a subscription, some $10 or so a month. I can handle that.
Yep, lightroom is the great hold out, although some people have been recommending capture one as an alternative.
I am watching this in the future and its on sale for 50% off!
I'm nowhere close to being a graphics expert, but based on my experience with v1 (admittedly, I did pick the apps up for 50% off I believe), the universal license was a no brainer.
Agreed
I just bought Affinity Designer 2 for $35 (Black Friday special). Now see there is the universal license for all 3 apps for all platforms for $82 (Black Friday special). Wish i had seen that before. Should I get that? It looks like a killer deal, and I have Mac and Ipad Pro, would use on both.
Okay, version 2, and I can pay for it - but what are the new features? Anything changed since v1? I came here to know what the difference is between v1 and v2. Not only the pricing model, is it?
ha ha, well there were a lot of videos already done chronicling the new features, but people seemed concerned and confused about the new pricing so that's what I did a video on. Affinity Revolution has videos on all the new features though so you might want to check them out.
Second this. The video title is too vague. The software pricing structure doesn't tell anyone why it would be worth upgrading from v1 to v2, which wasted my time.
So, I still currently have V1. If I were to purchase V2, would that mean I would now have both versions, or does one instantly get upgraded to the other?
You would still have both versions, you can uninstall version one if you want.
Basically, the way they changed the way licenses work is a total QoL that will surely allow them to do upgrade deals in the future
Yeah it seems that way
Just so you know, on MS Store they are even cheaper. I got the universal license for around $ 72, converting from what I paid in BRL to USD. I have no idea as of why, though!
Weird, well congrats!
@@bendesignsmedia IKR...?! lol But worked, what can I say? A lot of people here in Brazil got it like that!
they now have a universal upgrade from V1 to V2 with 25% off all three for all platforms
I just got the entire v2 suite for 30 bucks 😏
Crazy right?!
I did not not need to update but did to financially support the company !
I think that's as good a reason as any, support competition in the market!
@@bendesignsmedia yeah that’s why i buy multiple license to equip laptops for students when they need one or the software
Honestly the discount for previous buyers I don't get being a thing at all.
We got apps that were solid mirrors of Adobe and for a fraction of the cost and for life. Insane value for money.
Affinity photo does not get enough credit in the photography space for how good it actually is as an Adobe competitor
I heard some people complaining about paying money for not many new features. My opinion is, I am not paying just for the features already come out with v2, but also all the new features yet to come until v3. I believe them on that based my experience with v1. So I paid for v2. But if you don't, you can always keep using v1 until some new features that you can't live without coming out. That's the benefit of buying than renting. You can keep using it until you want to upgrade.
So true, nobody is forcing them to upgrade if they like V1
You gave all the info I needed to know... Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
So here is my 5cents.
I bought the original ones fairly early and i bought v2 like the day it was released. 9th of November 2022 :) I like how they didn't steamroll all the apps with all these crazy features. I think the point of releasing v2 in the way they did is to put out the notice. "Hey guys, we just released the second version and this is the one that will be updated". I think v2 isn't that big of a difference to make people who bought into Affinity like a couple of months ago or maybe even a year ago run to the stores and buy the next thing. For the ones who are longer in the Affinity infastructure this is a sweet deal and a day one purchase. For people who recently purchased v1, well these people arent being forced in slapping more money on the table right now. The notice is out. V2 is where its at, I think this is the fairest they could have done. So people who have been using V1 quite a while are getting a better app and the apps that will be updated in the future. Great. People who recently purchased can get their moneys worth out of v1 and move on gradually.
great point. People do just like to get mad about things though :D
Well said 👍
For me, I'm only looking for two things, zooming in with ALT instead CTRL and the Shapebuilder Tool. I bought V1 because I thought it would be a better value than owning Adobe products, for what it provides it's good, but not having the basic tools that are available in Adobe kind of annoy me. I don't mind not having advanced tools like AI but not having the basics is a deal-breaker because it affects my productivity.
Are you on Windows or Mac? We have always had alt scroll on Mac, but I can't remember if it was CTRL on Windows.
@@bendesignsmedia Windows. I remember the developers explaining it's because Mac has 4 interchangeable function keys, but Windows only has 3. I just wish I could change those around.
@@Xgil2Play oh interesting
I stopped using Adobe when they went to the subscription model. I was quite happy buying the upgrades to their products AND OWNING THEM as I liked. But subscriptions make you a slave to them. As soon as I saw what Affinity could do I jumped on it and I am more than happy to pay for an upgrade to their apps.
I have affinity 1 and just purchased v2. i totally love it and its totally worth it. its $90 and sometimes it goes on sale $78. then you need to budget for the add-ons and packs.
Glad you are liking it!
How about my indesign file and the fonts used? How can i import that in publisher?
I bought the universal plan immediately. I’m thinking of slowly phasing out Adobe products and I wanted to learn the Affinity apps now so I could hit the ground running when I made the switch. I already switched from Premiere Pro to DaVinci Resolve but I still use After Effects.
I made a gif animation showing how I moved all he adobe apps into the trash and replaced them with affinity apps - my students were laughing
That's great :D
The transition from After Effects to Fusion can be difficult because it requires a paradigm shift. If you haven't already watch Casey Ferris's videos about it
@@bendesignsmedia I also have so much invested in plugins and AE scripts that I may just keep After Effects around but drop Premiere Pro. (Though Maxons acquisition of Red Giant and changing of packages and pricing structure also made it feel like Adobe all over again) I have been watching TH-cam tutorials from everyone so I can do basic stuff in Fusion and not have to go to After Effects for Lower Thirds or Titles, etc.
@@bendesignsmedia after effects is truly a tricky thing to replace easily - da Vinci is very powerful but different.
Hi thanks for the video. I have some questions:
1) I have the old version of the three programs for windows. Do you advise me to switch to version 2 considering that I also use a mac (where, however, I had not yet installed the suite v1)?
2) I noticed that version 1 of affinity photo doesn't open files created with version 2 even if simple. is there a way to fix it?
3) how long do you think version 2 will last before version 3? if I'm not mistaken the 1 came out in 2015
4) By the way I tested v2 both in mac and windows (equivalent hardware) and on mac it seems more responsive. Did this happen to you?
Hi thanks for watching!
1) Yes I recommend upgrading especially if you work on multiple platforms, do it while the price is still at the 40% discount
2) I don't think so, this is true with most software upgrades (Adobe even causes this problem with minor updates)
3) It's hard to predict since we only have one data point on Affinity upgrades, but my best guess would be around 5 years
4) I don't use Windows generally so I haven't tested this, but I would not be surprised if it were the case. Especially if you were using a Mac with apple silicon (M1 or M2 chips) those are much better than most of the intel chips in windows machines.
@@bendesignsmedia thanks for all!
@@nausicaminni816 No problem
Me too. Just purchased universal plan. love it and started design ( not my major ). I am enjoying now.. love it.
Awesome!
Price wise - it is definitely worth it. Feature wise - probably depending on the type of designs/project one has. Publisher's Book and Notes feature would be the top features justifying the update.
Yeah, those are ones some people have been waiting a long time for
I just bought the universal license. The discount is good till 12/14. I don't really use publisher, but the deal is good enough for a just in case scenario. I'll do 1 or 2 commissions and it'll pay for itself. I had them all on V1 and it's worth it.
I do nearly all my work in publisher now simply because having all the tools together is just easier. Need vector, just switch personas, need raster just switch personas, need desktop publishing just switch personas, its so easy.
Hey Ben, Jose from Puerto Rico. I had the old version of Affinity (All three apps), but now I went for the three newer ones. I still use Photoshop and Lightroom with the 9.99 a month. Likewise, I like what Affinity Photo did with their addition of luminosity masking (A feature I really wanted to see on the platform), but I feel it's still not there yet totally. With Design, I want to really learn more with your tutorials, since I feel it's a worthy substitute for Adobe Illustrator. I really like what they did with this new version. I'm eager to revisit your tutorials on Designer.
Hi Jose, thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the tutorials, I’ll be making more course as we go along too. I also can’t give up Lightroom, it just too much of a time saver
Honestly I was surprised about the discounts, the platform they created and constantly update and improve plus the support really makes them a great platform that is the exact opposite of Adobe's corporate shake down policies.
Yeah, they are very un-adobe, almost seems like they care about creatives
Hm no there is a discount to previous users. I got v2 for $103, I also got free features like: Splat! Illustration Kit for Affinity by Frankentoon, Publication Typefaces by Collection, Salt and Pepper LUT pack by Ivan Weiss, Futuro Line Icons by Anatolii Babii
This video was made right when V2 came out, there was no discount at that point there was just the general discount for everyone.
Bought V2 a month ago and I love it. I have used Adobe products over the years intermittently and found them to be complex and frustrating to work with as a novice who doesn't use them regularly. Affinity feels more friendly to me and I can tell they are continually working to add features to improve their product. I feel much better giving them my money than Adobe who has abused their control of the market to inflate their prices.
Nice, I'm glad it's working out well for you!
Have you had any trouble with the Node Tool? Try drawing one line up, and another line left, with the Pencil Tool, and with both ends almost touching. Then joining paths with the Node Tool, I get this huge handle.
I'm not able to duplicate this problem currently. Which app are you in and which platform are you using it on?
Affinity Designer, and on the latest iPad version.
THX for being straight and clear! Thumbs up
You are very welcome!
Will it open and save as adobe format docs?
It can open some, but the only adobe formats you can save in are PDF and PSD.
I have old version of this software. So I can get newer version cheaper?
Everyone gets the same 40% discount regardless
@@bendesignsmedia Check MS Store, is even cheaper in there. I don't know the reason, though. I can't say that that's the case in every country either, but here in Brazil all packages have their prices way down when buying from MS Store. The $100 universal license only cost me around $72.
Hello ben i wanna ask you something. Previously i had bought affinity design and photo. Should i re buy the latest version or not? And what will happen to my old affinity design and photo if i dont buy the latest version? Thankyou i hope you can answer my question ben. And great video btw.
You can if you want to. It's all about if you think the new features are worth it to you. That's the beauty of single purchase license, if you want to upgrade you can but if you don't want to you don't have to. Your old versions will continue to run, but they won't receive any new updates.
@@bendesignsmedia quick question, when will discount from this apps on ipad end?
@@rajamexicoadalahsaya6425 all it says on the website is limited time, but on Twitter they told someone until Dec 14th
@@bendesignsmedia nice to hear that! Thankyou for the answer ben!
@@rajamexicoadalahsaya6425 no problem
Certainly worth it. Affinity Photo 3 must get soma AI clever masking and selection/replacement tools like On1.
Hopefully we don’t have to wait for V3, I’m sure many more improvements will come to V2 over the next few years
@@bendesignsmedia They really need to accelerate their schedule. V3 Should come out next year :)
@@PanopticMotion ha, ha, people are already mad about V2 making them buy it again, people would be so angry if V3 came out in a year!
they have an upgrade discount. I just used it.
Yep, they normally get a discount on Black Friday, 40% is a pretty sweet deal.
I hope they develop a Lightroom alternative that integrates into Photo, that would be my dream come true.
If you buy the V2 license upgrade from 1.0, can I install all 3 apps on more than one platform without paying more? In other words can I keep it on my Mac and on my PC at the same time... (for my use only, not a company or second user).
PS: There is an update discount. 127 bucks from 1.0 to 2.0 for the suite (I own all 3 1.0 versions)
If you want to do this you need to purchase the universal license instead of the individual app licenses. The universal license includes every app on every platform
@@bendesignsmedia Yeah it looks like the upgrade from V1 to V2 is only $127.49 for the universal license
I don't have Mac or ipad and the suite for all three is still so adorable compared to buying even just two if that's all you use.
Agree. And then if you do get an iPad in the future you'll still be set!
They have actually added an upgrade option for v2 since the release - but I don't care. I payed a few bucks more, but it was still a bargain. And they still offer discounts (as they nearly always do).
How to download affinity 1, its missing from ipad os, i have already purchased that
You will no longer be able to find it by searching in the app store, you will need to go to your profile (picture in the top right corner) and look under "Purchased", then you can scroll through or search for it among you purchases
I was super-excited about the new version. Bought Photo and Designer the same day it was announced. I didn't need the suite and I was certain of that since I had the whole suite with V1 and didn't use but Photo and Designer on my Mac. I'm eating up tutorials on the new features and loving every minute of playing around with it.
Nice!
Do you know if I can import my Affinity Designer Version 1 projects into Designer Version 2 ? And do you know where the version 1 Data files are saved?
V1 should not have a problem going to V2, but you can't go back the other way. I'm not sure what you mean by V1 data files though.
@@bendesignsmedia Well I mean the version 1 project storage location, do you know where they are stored? and thanks for your response.
@@teethofthelamb they should be wherever you saved them too. Affinity let's you save anywhere on the hard drive or external drives. At least on the the desktop, if you are on iPad it is a little more complicated especially in V1. In that case the files are not saved externally (out of the app) unless you do so from the document home screen. If you close a document that is not saved elsewhere it will be lost forever, but you should get a warning before you close it so that you can avoid that.
@@bendesignsmedia Thanks for the info, I am using the Ipad and found that my Affinity Designer files were saved in a subdirectory (folder) under Luma Fusion, not sure how they ended up under the wrong App anyway I could have been tired, sleepy, or just spaced out then saved under the wrong application. Thanks so much for the help ben.
@@teethofthelamb huh, that is weird. Glad you found them!
So V2 is just about the packaging deals? It’s not about upgraded features and tools and stuff?
I'm now retired and mostly working on my own projects, and I have the original version of the Affinity apps; is it worthwhile to upgrade to V2?
I mean it really depends on if V2 has a feature that you want. For example people have been complaining about not having a shape builder tool for years, now there is one, same thing with vector warp, footnotes, etc. If you are happy with V1 though you can just stick with it.
Should compare also to inkscape and to gimp
Unfortunately open source programs just tend to be a lot more difficult to deal with, although I have heard the most recent versions of both are greatly improved
I am considering Affinity, but what font suites do you use? I am so used to Adobe fonts.
I do a lot of work that is vintage inspired, so I tend to use a lot of fonts I purchase from retro supply. For fonts that are more normal I generally just use fonts that I can get from Font Squirrel. To be honest I hate picking fonts and only use a very few most of the time.
Can someone with v2 Designer check for a bug? Had problems in v1 when snapping two objects together, a faint ‘seam’ at the join between the objects which is visible on export.
Hmm. I feel like I've had that with Illustrator too
@@PerpetualHope tried the demo earlier and it's still not fixed. There are a few ideas for workarounds on the forum.
I haven't noticed this. Do the objects have strokes or not? What are you exporting as?
@@bendesignsmedia it's a long running thread on the affinity forum for about 5 years. Basically, snapping two strokeless objects together can result in a ’seam' which is sometimes visible on export. Something to do with how the antialias works. Try snapping two identical rectangles together. I tried with the demo yesterday, and problem persists.
@@benhughes2355 yep I see it now. Still there. With a stroke it's fine, without a stroke a tiny line runs through the middle. that's a problem for sure.
Is there a reason for me to use affinity if in the future I work for a firm that is strictly Adobe? I know you can export in psd but am I at a disadvantage if I learn affinity? Thanks
I don't think knowing Affinity can give you disadvantage, but not knowing adobe might be a problem. However most of the tools and concepts translate very easily between the two suites.
Just found out that v2.0 is only recommended for Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) and later. I'm using an older iMac running on 10.12.6 (Sierra) and cannot upgrade beyond that. Version 1.10.6 has run flawlessly, but now I'm afraid that I cannot upgrade my Affinity software to 2.0. I cannot afford to buy a new Mac just to be able to run v2.0. Thought I was going to be able to use Affinity as my go-to design software, but I now find that I'm being left behind.
Unfortunately companies have to move forward with technology. Fortunately though there is no reason you can't keep using V1 for as long as your machine keeps running.
@@bendesignsmedia That's of very little consolation. The very reason I bought into Affinity was a matter of economics. Even though they lagged behind Adobe in features that I depend on, I had hoped to support them by purchasing V2.0 and hope the the features I need would eventually be brought into the Affinity brand. But now I'm screwed. I can't afford to go out and purchase a new Mac just to be able to run v2.0 and here I am stuck with v1.10.6, which is nice, but not to the level where I can totally ditch Adobe.
@@jimyoung4959 If you couldn't ditch adobe on V1 it is unlikely that you could do it with V2, unless you were only holding out one specific feature like the warp tool. I just don't think it is realistic to expect a company to support old operating systems forever. Then you are going to always have software hampered by trying to run on old hardware.
honestly I just bought it to upgrade and help out, its $100 one time get all 3 on windows, Mac, and iPad
Seriously, you can't go wrong
They could have just changed the icon on the app and I would be happy, ohh they did that didn't they :)
They added a boarder to the app icon, which is funny because Adobe took away the border from their icons last time...
Did you create the VW bus logo on your t-shirt in Affinity?
No I didn't make that shirt, but it is pretty cool. I have made a lot of vans in Affinity though :)
Do you think they will get a video app?
No, I talked about this in the last couple videos. There is just no reason when DaVinci Resolve is already killing Premiere Pro
I bought into this already as I already had v1 of all three apps. I bought Publisher because for my Masters in Fine Art I created a graphic novel and used Adobe In-Design to put it together (Publisher loads all of that). I've found that for me, Designer is a lot smoother and easier to use (and yet the largest thumbnails for layers are SMALLER than v1)! People are griping above still-missing features like auto tracing, but there are (in most cases) work-arounds.
One thing I was really hoping to get was image tracing. But you can use inkscape for that if you really need it, since it is free. Is the auto tracing you talking abou the same as image tracing?
I was kind of surprised that we didn't get an image trace. But it's just not a feature that is important to me so I forget to mention it sometimes.
Yeah, I am still not sold on the new interface, but maybe I will get used to it...
So if I already have version one of all three products, do I have to buy version two as well?
@@blackastersims3345 yes
Okay, I'll buy it. Thank you!!!
On MS Store they are cheaper. Universal license cost me around $72 in my local currency, although I don't know if that's the case for all countries. If you don't have a Windows machine just ask someone who has it to confirm for you
hope they work well for you!
I bought affinity photo and designer on the iPad. last time I bought all for iPad and Mac both. but I never used them on Mac. on iPad affinity is unbeatable. but on Mac I have photoshop and illustrator. and they support farsi.i tried to use indesign but it was too hard for me. to be honest only adobe program that I am almost good at is illustrator. by the way I saw your tutorials on skillshare . they're good . I like your emphasis on sketching in your videos.
Yeah if you only use iPad then that is they way to go, especially since in you situation you are still stuck with using Adobe for RTL anyway
Thanks for checking out the videos, yes sketching is critical. Processes are more important than tools!
It took me a while to get used to Affinity 1 software in 2019 but that was after quite a long break from using anything but photoshop. I'd moved to Capture One for photography many years ago and had learned to live without photoshop anyway. Finding Affinity photo for £20 was a huge relief and a couple of days later I added Publisher to learn and produce booklets, and designer pretty much just to round out the suite. 2.0 is a no brainer. The only delay in buying was to confirm there was 'no upgrade option' (and I realise the 40% IS the upgrade offer extended to all).
Great software. Nice iterative updates even without any of the new features. I love the effort they put into tutorials as well. Serif are a great company.
Glad it is working well for you!
If you work for a nonprofit or educational facility they have a thing where you can signup and get it for free.
Oh, and currently they are offering a six month trial. 😘
I’m so grateful for affinity products. Question though, I started my graphic design career just before the pandemic. I’ve done tons of mostly free work just to get my name out, but it’s not returning much, and I don’t think it’s because I suck to bad.😂 I have reached a point now that I have to start making a living wage, but most of the job listings require someone proficient in Adobe software. Do people still apply to jobs even if they are using affinity products. I mean it has the ability to save .psd and other Adobe formats. Just curious even anyone has done this before I make an ass of myself. 😂
If you can use Affinity you will be able to use Adobe. If a company requires you to use Adobe they should be paying for it. If a client requires you to use Adobe they should be paying you enough to afford it. If you are concerned about your ability to translate your Affinity knowledge to Adobe programs find a library or university that has Adobe on the computers and test it out, if you don't have that option in your area download the free trials and just make sure you can do what you need to in the Adobe programs. Then go ahead and apply for the jobs.
@@bendesignsmedia great view! Thank you
@@KuttyJoe I totally agree. I have been able to open .psd files with layers in affinity but I’ve also had some not open completely or respond accordingly. Thanks for the advice
@@jabsjc you are welcome!
Thank you Ben for your review, I also bought an affinity suit. 😊
awesome, thanks for watching!
I have the first version of Affinity Designer, can anyone tell me if it’s worth it to do the upgrade?
It all depends on if you care about new features like the shape builder tool, vector warp, style picker, etc. It's still on a great sale right now, $100 for the universal license until the 25th, so I feel like you can't go wrong with that. That's all three apps, not just Designer
Come on dude, I thought you were gonna talk about the worth of the new version and you just talked about pricing...
And it isn't all just happiness and joy with this update.
Many people feel let down or worse, because Affinity made thode huuuge marketing claims. Even going so far to shutting down their website for a fiew days and then coming out with an update, that many feel like should have been in the 1.x updates.
The absemcd of warp in designer and mesh-warp were serious reasons for them to stay clear of designer, because it just wasn't feature complete enough to get their business going.
Great that they finally added those things after 8 years though.
I think my qualms lie with the marketing, that had me sure of some animation capabilities being added either via dedicated app, persona or new panel in all of the programs.
Would be sick to have Affinity Animation with three Personas (or the personas in the respective apps): One for frame by frame (raster and vector tools from Photo); One for Motion Graphics (taking tools from Designer and making so much keyframable in a graph editor); and one for presentations (taking tools from Publisher for all kinds of presentations ... prezi, PP and the likes)
Also having the ability to import vide + audio would finally give Adobe a real run for their money.
I'll probably still support Affinity further, just to give these day-dreams a chance, but for now I feel a bit let-down by tueir marketing and new Version.
I talked about my reactions to the programs in the last video. This was just to help people understand the monetary considerations. I'd like to see animations too, but that's a pretty big ask. DaVinci Resolve is already great for video
What do you do for fonts?
Creative Fabrica
Mostly I use font squirrel or dafont for free stuff, and for vintage work I get fonts from Retro Supply. But fonts can get expensive so a lot of people do say that's a reason to stay with Adobe
@@bendesignsmedia yet- once you own them- you own them. Adobe is rental for life.
@@chrisabaird yep, always with the subscription month after month
Are they avalible on linux too?
Unfortunately not.
Supposedly there are ways to get the Windows version to run on Linux with Wine (software), search "affinity" and "wine" and you should find a guide on the affinity forum
I hardly use Photo but I feel the Universal licence is the way to go. Hopefully they'll figure out a way to give current users an upgrade discount when they get to V3.
I think that is part of the idea of getting everyone on an Affinity account with V2, they actually tried to do this when they introduced accounts by giving free assets, but I don't think it worked too well. Now it seems to be required.
Vector illustration artists need Illustrator's Live Paint, Gradient Mesh and Blend Tool features
Need is a strong word, since obviously there are vector illustration artists not using those things. While those tools are cool, there were vector artists before they existed and there are still vector artists that don't use them (as evidenced by the people using affinity). Also if using Illustrator I would generally use the free form gradient over the gradient mesh these days.
@@bendesignsmedia I didn't rely on those tools before using Illustrator, but they made me able to create more complex vector illustrations quickly. This is why I always go back to VectorStyler
I just purchased the Universal license
I don't care. 40% is as good as id ever expect. All these apps are priced right.
Agreed
Sir, if only there are a ton of tutorials on these affinity products or if you can give a dedicated tutorials on these products ill buy them. I hope theres someone who can give that dedicated and updated tutorials like Piximperfect to photoshop. I like Piximperfect tutorials but i hate adobe products for price reasons.
I have lots of tutorials for V1, and most of the tools in V2 still work the same. The official Affinity channel already has lots of V2 tutorials. And the Affinity Revolution channel is great as well. If you need something more comprehensive check out my courses listed in the description. I love Piximperfect too, many of the things he teaches can be done in Affinity Photo with a little modification.
@@bendesignsmediaThat would be awsome. I have not used affinity products yet but im convinced that it is a great product based on waht you said and from the reviews of other poeple. But im thinking to still wait for at least v5 for the most improvements and features so that i can buy it only once. Btw thanks for making these videos it really helped a lot. I like your other videos on the alternatives on adobe products. Its good that your introducing these new good products but somehow i feel like your being paid for doing this. Anyways paid or not, you helped us a lot. Cheers!
V5? It took about 7 years for V2 come out, if you wait for V5 you will likely be waiting for 15-20 years. Thanks for watching, I'm definitely not paid for doing these videos
@@bendesignsmedia Oh ok. Thats nice to know. Thanks for the reply. I learned a lot. Cheers.
Thanks for the review!
Btw, please consider not using the term "gipped" or "gypped" as it has a discriminatory connotation. Here's a little background. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known recorded definition of the term “gypped” dates back to the 1899 Century Dictionary, which says that it is “probably an abbreviation of gypsy, gipsy, as applied to a sly unscrupulous fellow.” The term "Gypsy" is used to refer to the Romani people. Here's a link on it: www.cpr.org/2013/12/30/why-being-gypped-hurts-the-roma-more-than-it-hurts-you/
Yes you are correct, others have pointed that out as well and I'm sorry for having used it. Thank's for being willing to make a comment and tell me.
@@bendesignsmedia Thanks for your reply, Ben. And for your grace in receiving feedback!
With a subscription to Adobe Illustrator, designers have access to thousands of fonts. Do designers using Affinity Designer have to pay hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars for high-quality designer fonts or are there more affordable options?
I guess it depends on what fonts you need, font needs vary a lot by designer and design project
Its 50% off right now!
No Auto trace ... No upgrade
I guess if that’s your hill to die on, image trace has never been very useful to my workflow though
Its worth it if you have windows and mac devices, because the price is dirt cheap compared to buying them separately. Honestly I absolutely hate Adobe, which I left more than 2 years ago.
Affinity + Davinci (free or pro) = Good Choice
Yeah, the Affinity + DaVinci is everything most people need (except lightroom)
@@bendesignsmedia honestly I just use davinci for easy photo edits. I don't know if I miss lightroom to pay and install tons of adobe bloat ware on my computer.
@@KrAOLo I have heard of people using DaVinci for photo edits, I've never done it myself though
@@bendesignsmedia I honestly think its easier for most people to understand that lightroom or affinity photo. I still think those are for power users and DaVinci just makes more linear sense as long as you can compartmentalize the nodes.
I will stick with APhoto v1 for now. The added v2 features are not relevant for me. Features that I hoped for - especially AI selection and masking tools - are missing. Unfortunately Serif is behind almost everybody else in this respect.
That's the benefit of the single purchase model, you are not compelled to upgrade if you don't need or like the new features.
Except it isn't compatible with Windows 8.1. So it means upgrading to a leter Windows with all the hassle involved or changing computers. Not a cheap upgrade then!
I mean I guess you can stay with version 1 and then it won't cost you anything, that's what is great about single purchase software, you can keep using it as long as you have a computer that runs it.
Is Affinity V2 upgradable to V3 when it’s available or it’s a separate purchse to get the v3?
When you buy it you only get updates for V2. Will have to purchase again for V3, but still think it's worth it.
Hi everyone - I’ve got a question:
I have been using V1 exclusively on my iPad so far and got the results I wanted.
Now I’m considering an upgrade to V2 and my question is: how are the desktop apps different from the iPad versions?
Is it worth getting the whole suite or will upgrading my iPad apps and adding Publisher for the iPad serve me equally well?
(I’m using an iPad Pro 1st gen and a MacBook Pro).
Thank you!
When you say iPad pro 1st gen do you mean the 2015 version, the one with a home button? It does say that the new affinity V2 is compatible with that version, but it is getting a little old and I don't know what the performance would be like.
There is not all that much difference between desktop and iPad apps, but the Desktop apps do have some extra features (these can be found in the feature list and are marked as desktop only), if any of those features seem necessary for you I would say it is worth the upgrade to a universal license. I think it is worth it just to make sure I am covered in the future on any platform.
@@bendesignsmedia Hi Ben, thank you very much - this is very helpful!
Yes, I have the 2015 iPad - still going strong. 🙂
I was greeted with an Adobe Photoshop AD on this video. 🤣🤣🤣
Got it!
Nice!
I'm doing some retouching on my personal photos at home. In the past I've used Corel PaintShop Pro on my Windows computer. But after switching to Mac a few years ago I've ended up buying Affinity Photo version 1 when it launched. I've bought Designer and Publisher later on as well, even though I don't really use those that much.
Fast forward to last week when I've received a mail from the Affinity crew that they now have version 2 with a 40% discount. So it was pretty much a no brainer for me to go for a Universal license and grab all 3 apps with the nice discount.
Photo v2 is faster here compared to v1 on my M1 MacBook Pro and it's rock solid and stable. It has more options than I'll ever need. And no need to fork over cash to Adobe each month. I already have enough subs as it is. 😀
Subscriptions are taking over! we have to avoid them wherever we can. I'm glad it is working well for you.
Can someone purchase the version 2 for me as an Xmas gift 🎁.
I do not see a gift option on their website
The Affinity Apps are truly a good deal. But, it still does frustrate me that their so called "40% discounted price" is still nearly twice the price that I paid for Affinity v1 just a couple of years ago in 2020! I'll probably still upgrade (to support Affinity), but it's just a bit frustrating that they're not that transparent about their increasing price (presumably as they have become more popular?).
well you probably purchased during the pandemic 50% off sale, and inflation has skyrocketed in the last year, so really it's not that bad. I don't see what is non-transparent about listing the price they are selling it at
@@bendesignsmedia Fair response. I did say the Affinity Apps are truly a good deal. My comment about lack of transparency, was simply how it felt after being offered a 40% discount, which I then discover is still nearly twice the price I paid in 2020. This just felt a bit misleading, as it gave the impression that the “normal” price had been hiked so that they could then market a now higher price as a 40% discount offer.
But this doesn’t take away my initial comment, that the Affinity Apps are truly a good deal.
They are even cheaper now, 18 buck for the suite in iOS.
i bought it first for my windows pc, than i bought a macbook and buy affinity design again. Now i had to buy again again... sorry but i still feel bad about it
That's the point of the Universal License, you only have to buy once, so I'm assuming you are talking about the old versions here